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Do you trust the government to protect you from mortgage lenders?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 18, 2009
...he still-growing wave of housing foreclosures sweeping the nation.)
Under the administration's proposal, the new agency would require mortgage lenders to offer loans with simple terms alongside m...
A Hippocratic oath for managers
in Sox First, on May 8, 2009
...on from the Thunderbird School of Global Management in Glendale, Arizona. As detailed here , the proposal is to professionalise managemtn and get managers to take the equivalent of a Hippocratic Oa...
An End to Tax Havens?
in Bizinformer, on May 5, 2009
... © marcn
A vast number of news sources have been covering President Obama's proposal to close tax loopholes and shut down corporate tax havens. Some examples of the coverage include:
The ...
Verizon Pushes for Apple iPad
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on April 29, 2009
...bring the iPhone to its upcoming fourth-generation, or 4G, network. Apple has yet to commit on this proposal.
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Geithner's push for power and the law of unexpected outcomes
in Sox First, on March 26, 2009
...d of pandering to populism. Well, he is a politician. So now, lawmakers are back pedalling on the proposal for a 90% tax on bonuses. Instead, the plan is to give Geithner and financial regulators th...
Accounting reshuffle
in Sox First, on March 19, 2009
... when you are not happy with the accounting rule-makers? Bring in a new one. That seems to be the proposal from Edward L. Yingling from the American Bankers' Assocation. He has recommended repl...
The seven deadly sins of executive pay
in Sox First, on March 18, 2009
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With shareholders up in arms about massive pay packages, it's worth looking at two interesting proposals. The first comes from corporate governance watchdog Regnan which has recommended cappin...
Tax Extension: E-File Business and Personal Extensions at FileLater
in Wangtam, on March 14, 2009
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Obama's Tax Breaks and Outsourcing
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on March 3, 2009
...re is a large difference between the elimination of tax benefits for a business practice (the Obama proposal) and trade protectionism (what the pundits in Bangalore and Mumbai are crying "foul&qu...
The relational company
in Sox First, on January 5, 2009
... A fascinating proposal from the Relationships Foundation in Britain which would, if implemented, give corporate governance a radical overhaul in a way that we have never seen before. The foundat...
Happy New Year, Brides and Bride Wannabes!
in White Lace Wedding, on December 31, 2008
...Well, it's that time of year again. Hopefully, if you were expecting a proposal, you got one and I hope it surpassed your dreams.
If you're planning a spring or summer wedding, you still hav...
Tis the Season - for Proposals
in White Lace Wedding, on December 19, 2008
...shopping 'til your feet are screaming for mercy.
It means it's a prime season for marriage proposals. Christmas, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, Valentine's Day and your birthday....
Bush Administration Expresses Opposition to Free Wireless
in The Wireless Weblog, on December 11, 2008
...holders to offer some free wireless broadband service.
The FCC sees the idea, which is based on a proposal submitted to the FCC by M2Z Networks in 2006 , as a way to provide broadband Internet servi...
Fixing broken boards
in Sox First, on December 8, 2008
...n read that interview here . In England, the Relationships Foundation has come up with a unique proposal that actually puts the onus on shareholders. The problem, according to the foundation, is t...
Britain moves on bribery
in Sox First, on November 28, 2008
...itain's bribery laws are finally set for an overhaul withe Law Commission bringing in a set of proposals that would make Britain's enforcement standards more like the US. Under the proposal...
Florida State University to Spin Off Buckypaper Company
in Nanotechbuzz, on October 30, 2008
... away from delicate components. It can shield four times the level mandated by a recent Air Force proposal. Replacing typical copper shielding with the lighter buckypaper would save fuel and weight.&q...
Hedge Fund Manager Attempts Overhaul of Noront's Board of Directors
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on October 10, 2008
...of shareholders scheduled to be held on October 28, 2008.
Rosseau rejected Noront's compromise proposal and has commenced its proxy fight with the filing of the Dissident's Circular, saying, ...
China Stock Investors Get New Rules
in China Venture News, on September 29, 2008
...urities Regulatory Commission proposed the new rules and China's State Council has approved the proposal, according to a Bloomberg report.
The exchange in Shanghai has lost 56% of its value in th...
Bailout blues
in Sox First, on September 25, 2008
...w "by any court of law or any administrative agency," and this adds up to an unacceptable proposal. "I'm aware that Congress is under enormous pressure to agree to the Paulson plan...
American Medical Association and the Voice for the Uninsured
in Straightfromthedoc, on September 20, 2008
...R) and Congressman Michael Burgess (R-TX) ask you to show your support and help get the AMA's proposal to expand the health insurance coverage to the uninsured.
The AMA proposal:
To provide...
What Kind of Jobs Cannot be Outsourced?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on September 8, 2008
... type of jobs "cannot be outsourced" to determine (a) the underlying meaning of the Obama proposal, and (b) the long term value of the McCain proposal.
I can safely assert that "jobs t...
Jonathon Swift Pearls of Wisdom
in Biz Plan Hacks, on September 5, 2008
...a Lightbox
Jonathan Swift is best know for such classics as Gulliver's Travels and A Modest Proposal and he has some pearls of wisdom that may help you in your daily lives as provided by the ...
FASB has drug makers squealing
in Sox First, on August 15, 2008
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Big question marks hang over the latest proposals from the Financial Accounting Standards Board, reported here , requiring companies to account for the potential cost of ongoing litigation. As Th...
Risk managers come clean
in Sox First, on August 11, 2008
...line a transaction, especially when you were sitting opposite a team that had worked for weeks on a proposal, which you had received an hour before the meeting started. In the end, with pressure for e...
U Cal System Looks at Changes to Admissions Policy
in The Universities Weblog, on July 17, 2008
...duling another meeting where the full board could study the eligibility issue in depth. The faculty proposal would mean that students could be considered for admission by individual UC campuses beginn...
Something of value
in BootStrapMe, on July 16, 2008
...ater.
In an effort to encourage my wife to perform, the guy we had met suddenly made an unexpected proposal. In exchange for my wife singing a single song he would give us the vase free-an estimated ...
Pebble Beach Concours Study Reveals Oldsmobile Concept
in Classical Drives, on July 16, 2008
...l artists normally begin their work with a few initial renderings. The above is Charles Maher's proposal for the 2008 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance poster. If you're an automobile fin...
Buying and Selling Services
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on June 25, 2008
...'t believe them - and awarded the project to another seller.
He also describes an alternative proposal, where the customer had specific needs and the outsourcer could meet only some of them. The...
Outsourcing Vocabulary
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on June 10, 2008
...bingo when listening to the next great transformational speech or when reading the next vendor proposal. In any case, it is always good to keep up with the lingua franca of our business!...
Free Wireless Internet Close To Becoming Reality
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on June 6, 2008
...e Federal Communications Commission (Kevin Martin) announced yesterday a delay in the voting on his proposal to auction an unused piece of 25 megahertz wireless spectrum. The winning bidder would have...
微软、Yahoo 将重回谈判桌
in Wangtam, on May 19, 2008
...rsue its alternatives to improve and expand its online services and advertising business. Microsoft is considering and has raised with Yahoo! an alternative that would involve a transaction with Yahoo...
郎朗写给全球琴迷倡议书
in YuleGuan, on May 18, 2008
就在几天以前，中国四川省汶川县发生7.8级强烈地震，波及周围十几个省市，目前可为止可统计死亡人数已达一万四千多人，更多在地震中受到伤害和失去家园的人们无时无刻不牵动着我们的心。
A few days ago, Sichuan province in China experienced a huge earthquake of 7.8 Richter scale, affecting more than 10 others provinces and cities. Up till this moment, over 14,000 people have lost their lives...
Giving VoIP It's Own Country Code
in The VoIP Weblog, on May 13, 2008
...posed, in his session at eComm, proposed a country code for VoIP users: 883.
As part of it's proposal, Voxbone is giving away telephone numbers, called iNums, in the 883 country code to intern...
Massachusetts May Tax College Endowments
in The Universities Weblog, on May 11, 2008
Hard up for cash, the state legislature in Massachusetts is considering a plan to tax college and university endowments that are valued at more than a billion dollars, according to University Business .
The legislature's rationale is simple. All that money in one place makes the lawmake...
The Consequences of New Credit Card Regulations
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on May 5, 2008
© Urthstripe
On Friday, the Federal Reserve laid out a bunch of new regulations it is proposing to clamp down on the credit card industry . Here is one of the official press releases from the Federal Reserve on the changes . I've summarized them in a way that I think is a bit more unders...
WSOP Main Event Final Nine To Finish After Halloween
in Internet Poker, on May 4, 2008
...ives can be summed up by another former winner of the Main Event.
"I am very torn over this proposal. It might be huge for the continued growth of poker, however, the down side is this long ga...
Yahoo 回应微软：本来就是莫名其妙的不请自来
in Wangtam, on May 4, 2008
一早， 微软正式宣布撤回对 Yahoo 的邀购申请 ，对于此，Yahoo 似乎是得了便宜依然要卖乖，已经发出了正是对于微软的回应。可能是杨致远个人的胜利，但是在他们的路上，也越走越远了。即便暂时逃离了微软之口，依然也会把自己"出卖"给其他虎视眈眈的主儿们。而这样不安定的局面，也是 Yahoo 几个高层一手促成的。看一下下周一 Yahoo 的股价，应该可以一窥端倪了。以下是 Yahoo 正式回应微软的新闻稿 ：
微软宣布放弃收购 Yahoo
in M2 十字街口, on May 4, 2008
网谈消息 ，微软 CEO Steve Ballmer 今天向 Yahoo CEO 杨致远发出信函，宣布放弃收购。Steve Ballmer 也在信中证实，微软确实曾将收购报价提高到 33 美元/股，但 Yahoo 索要 37 美元/股。
Steve Ballmer 称，经过认真考虑后，他们认为 Yahoo 提出的要求是不合理的，因此收回了收购提议，这对微软股东、职员和其他股东都是最好的结果。他表示，虽然微软做出了最大努力，包括将报价提高了 50 亿美元，但 Yahoo 一直不肯接受。对此，Yahoo 尚未发表评论。
在信中，Steve Ballmer 也表达了对 Yahoo 和 G...
微软正式宣布撤回对 Yahoo 的邀购申请
in Wangtam, on May 4, 2008
在经历 3 个多月的波折之后，微软今天正式宣布，因价格未达成一致，正式放弃收购 Yahoo。从昨天到今天早些时候，Steve Ballmer 与 Yahoo 的两位联合创始人杨致远和 David Filo 在西雅图进行了会谈。Steve Ballmer 将收购价增至每股 33 美元，但杨致远表示，不会以低于每股 37 美元的报价出售。
微软 CEO Steve Ballmer 提到，自己在上周六致 Yahoo 的信中表示，愿意将收购报价提高至 475 亿美元，相当于每股 33 美元。可是，Yahoo 仍坚持至少 530 亿美元的报价，相当于每股 37 美元。微软 3 个月前提出的报价为...
Microsoft walks on Yahoo deal
in The CIO Weblog, on May 4, 2008
...
Microsoft finally withdrew itself from the brink of madness yesterday by formally withdrawing its proposal to purchase Yahoo, a conclusion which always seemed the likely one but which puts an end to...
Attachment
in Bizinformer, on April 21, 2008
...hout facts but rather by emotion.
When negotiating, selling, dealing with a client, presenting a proposal, be prepared to let go of your point, price level, and listen to alternatives. Know your fac...
Finchem Backs Olympic Bid
in Eagle Par Birdie, on April 17, 2008
...chief executive of the Royal and Ancient, Peter Dawson.
Fay says the IOC will not even glance at a proposal unless every major tour organization backs it.
...
You're a Winner! In More Ways Than One
in The Dating Weblog, on April 16, 2008
...eir honeymoon, and giving them a bunch of Bejeweled games out as favors.
That has to be the best proposal I've ever heard of.
How about you? What's the best way that someone has ever ask...
微软就 Yahoo、Google 联手一事发表看法
in Wangtam, on April 10, 2008
微软最后通牒 之后，虽然 Yahoo 方面开始放软 ，但是变化还是相当戏剧化的。昨天，Yahoo 忽然 向 Google 示好 ，开始在他们的搜索引擎里面测试 Google Adsense 广告服务。对此，今天，微软的法律顾问 Brad Smith 作出了 正式回应 ：
Yahoo 第二次正式答复微软：哥们儿，给点面子，加点钱吧？
in Wangtam, on April 7, 2008
针对前几天 微软的最后通牒 ，几个小时前 路透社爆料 称 Yahoo 又要来个严词拒绝了，不过事实上还没那么糟糕，因为刚刚 Yahoo 正式答复微软了，公开文稿中表明了一些态度，认为微软应该多出点钱，他们也不是不愿意坐下来好好谈。不过，都到这份上了，Yahoo 到底有什么资本，到底哪里好意思要微软加价了？HUNG 是没看出来。Yahoo 在公开的回复当中倒是对自己充满信心，当然，在措辞上已经显露出一部分由硬变软的趋势：
" Steve, you personally attended two of these meetings and could have advanced ...
微软致信 Yahoo 董事会，三周必须签订收购协议
in M2 十字街口, on April 6, 2008
有关于 微软出价 446 亿美元欲收购 Yahoo 的事情，已经进行两个多月了，根据 网谈的消息 ，微软刚刚致信 Yahoo 董事会，三周必须签订收购协议，其含义就像是一份最后通牒。而业界分析也普遍认为，就 Yahoo 目前的状况而言，被微软收购能算是最好的结果了。以下是 微软公开致信的全文 ：
微软最后通牒：Yahoo 必须在三周内签署收购协议
in Wangtam, on April 6, 2008
从 2 月 1 日， 微软出价 446 亿美元欲收购 Yahoo （ 细节 ）之后，几经波折， Yahoo 正式拒绝微软的收购邀请 ， 微软又回应 Yahoo 拒购声明 ，之间 AOL 还插了一脚 ，还 扯上了新闻集团 。并且其间， Google 像个小丑一样上蹿下跳 ，多方游说阻挠该笔交易，最近微软和 Yahoo 又 进行了多次会晤 ，微软逐渐开始失去耐心。
刚才，微软再次 正式致信给 Yahoo 董事会 ，这种猫捉老鼠的游戏，已经玩腻了，也逐渐到头了。微软给 Yahoo 下了最后通牒，三周之内 Yahoo 必须要答应微软的邀购，并且"这是唯一符合 Yahoo 董事会利益...
What Writers Are Saying - NFL Hair Issue
in End Zone Buzz, on April 1, 2008
...ule on if they should allow players to wear their hair long enough that it covers their names. The proposal was first brought up by Kansas City Chiefs coach Herman Edwards, who thinks it should be a ...
The Bear Stearns fallout and a solution
in Sox First, on March 27, 2008
... uncleansed balance sheets leading to poor growth and high fiscal deficits. In its paper, A modest proposal , it says a better alternative would be to tackle solvency and then market stability. If ba...
A Qik Marriage Proposal
in The VoIP Weblog, on March 19, 2008
...rence going on in San Jose, CA this week. In fact, it captured a rather personal moment: a marriage proposal!
Congratulations to Ken Camp and Sheryl Breuker on the engagement. Had I known it...
New Web 2.0 Community Planned for Online Teachers
in The Online Universities Weblog, on February 25, 2008
...orums, social bookmarking and instructional screencasts for teachers and students." The chosen proposal was submitted by Howard Rheingold of Stanford University....
Kevin Johnson 致信员工详解 Yahoo 收购案
in M2 十字街口, on February 24, 2008
微软平台和服务部门总裁 Kevin Johnson 昨天 致信部门所有员工 ，披露了收购 Yahoo 的最新进展，重申了这一交易的重要性，同时回答了一些常见的问题。下面是这封邮件的全部内容：
Kevin Johnson 致信员工详解 Yahoo 收购案
in Wangtam, on February 23, 2008
微软平台和服务部门总裁 Kevin Johnson 今天 致信部门所有员工 ，披露了收购 Yahoo 的最新进展，重申了这一交易的重要性，同时回答了一些常见的问题。下面是这封邮件的全部内容：
Yahoo 发布致股东信，详细解释为何拒绝微软的洽购
in Wangtam, on February 14, 2008
三天前， Yahoo 正式拒绝微软的收购邀请 ，之后 微软便回应 Yahoo 拒购声明 ，表示"誓将收购进行到底"。事实上，大部分 Yahoo 董事会成员对董事会最终作出的这个决定相当不满意，尽管管理层一直表示，Yahoo 还具备相当的能力达成盈利目标，不过自去年夏天人事变动之后开始的"下滑"却是显而易见的。今天，Yahoo 为了安抚更多不满的股东们，出具了一份 致股东的公开信 ，其中详细解释为何拒绝微软的洽购，主要还是分析了目前的市场与预期市场，表明 Yahoo 还具备相当的潜力没有发挥，没有必要被微软整体的收购。公开信全文如下：
OpenID gets backing from major tech firms
in The Search Engine Weblog, on February 13, 2008
...-based identity does confuse people, and so at the Social Graph Foo Camp, Brad et al came up with a proposal to map email addresses to OpenID URLs. Perhaps the idea of just using your email address to...
微软回应 Yahoo 拒购声明
in Wangtam, on February 12, 2008
几个小时前， Yahoo 正式拒绝微软的收购邀请 ，微软随即 发布一份声明 称，Yahoo 拒绝该公司446亿美元的收购要约是件"不幸的"事情，并表示推进这一交易符合双方最大的利益：
Microsoft <> Yahoo soap continues
in Web 2.0, on February 12, 2008
... with an official press release:
It is unfortunate that Yahoo! has not embraced our full and fair proposal to combine our companies. A Microsoft-Yahoo! combination will create a more effective compa...
Yahoo 正式拒绝微软的收购邀请
in Wangtam, on February 11, 2008
半天之前的消息 已经被确认了，Yahoo 刚才已经向美国证监会提交了正式答复，拒绝 微软出价 446 亿美元的收购请求 。公文原文如下：
MacBook Air 已经正式在国内接受预定
in Wangtam, on February 4, 2008
- MacBook Air 已经正式在国内接受预定
- MacBook Air 的 CPU 和电池
- BT 下载: Windows Server 2008 RTM
- Video: ShakeSMS Lets You Shake Your Nokia to Read Text Messages
Shaking a phone to read text messages is as intuitive as swiping your finger across the screen to unlock it, but once you're trained it ...
Bush Moves to Expand Pell Grant Funding
in The Universities Weblog, on February 1, 2008
...The Associated Press is reporting that President Bush's 2009 federal budget proposal will include a $2.6 billion dollar expansion of the Pell Grant program.
The Pell Grant helps low income stud...
微软出价 446 亿美元欲收购 Yahoo
in Wangtam, on February 1, 2008
Update: 微软官方已经出具 PR ，确认将以 31 美元一股的价格全面收购 Yahoo。问题是微软现在手头的资金大约为 210 亿美元，难道交易还需要以股换股？
微软收购 Yahoo 的传言在去年下半年开始，一直不断。 M2 刚刚又有消息称 ，微软已经向 Yahoo 董事会提交收购报价，计划以每股 31 美元收购后者全部已发行普通股，交易总价值约为 446 亿美元。以下是 TC 公布 的一份邮件内容：
微软出价 446 亿美元欲收购 Yahoo
in M2 十字街口, on February 1, 2008
微软收购 Yahoo 的传言在去年下半年开始，一直不断。刚刚又有消息称，微软已经向 Yahoo 董事会提交收购报价，计划以每股 31 美元收购后者全部已发行普通股，交易总价值约为 446 亿美元。以下是 TC 公布 的一份邮件内容：
Cooling Off the Market?
in China Venture News, on January 31, 2008
... the 10th larger offering in China's history.
China railway Construction Corp. put a proposal last week before regulators for a Shanghai IPO worth about $3 billion.
Together the thr...
President Bush' Economic Stimulus Package
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on January 28, 2008
... by President Bush and the U.S. House of Representatives.
"What's interesting about this proposal is the yet-to-be-determined impact it will have on the soft housing market and the durable ...
Florida Raises Tuition, Cuts Enrollment at State Universities
in The Universities Weblog, on January 24, 2008
The Tampa Tribune reported today that Florida's oversight board for state run universities ordered the institutions under it to raise tuition by eight percent and begin cutting enrollment.
There are 11 public universities in Florida and they are faced jointly with a $147 million budget cut t...
College Football Season Final Thoughts
in Play Las Vegas, on January 10, 2008
The college football National Champion is LSU; after soundly defeating Ohio State in the BCS Championship Game.
So, with the final game included, I end the bowl season 16-15-1, a winning season, by the smallest of margins.
This is the final AP Poll for the 2007 college football season.
Do you...
The End of the Road for Frontline Wireless
in The Wireless Weblog, on January 9, 2008
...rs, Frontline Wireless, based in Greensboro, N.C., made a big splash in Washington in 2007 with its proposal to build a public/private network that would serve both public safety and consumers," ...
Virginia Governor Proposes $1.65 Billion Bond for Higher Ed
in The Universities Weblog, on December 13, 2007
...he Chronicle of Higher Education .
The bond package will be part of the two-year state budget proposal the governor is scheduled to announce Monday. That means it must be approved by the Virgini...
